education

Camden’s “New Transparency” Looks Like the Old Transparency

Last week, Mastery Charter School was on Rutgers-Camden campus interviewing candidates for teaching positions in Camden. This is mostly of interest because the Camden School District still hasn’t announced which public schools are being taken over by charters, it’s only announced the list of approved charters. Now, I don’t blame Mastery, they need to prepare … Continue reading Camden’s “New Transparency” Looks Like the Old Transparency…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Local Knowledge.

Policies as Package Deals

My colleague Dr. Andrew Seligsohn’s treatise on the strengths of a regional approach (i.e. Metro Police) to the drug issue in Camden sparked a bit of a discussion in the comments section (which I love to see). That discussion touched on one of the issues I find most critical in the discussion of current urban … Continue reading Policies as Package Deals…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Local Knowledge.

Community Voice: A Retired Teacher Speaks Out

We’ve had a lot of discussion here about education policy over the last few weeks, so I thought it was important to share this letter from a former teacher (who asked to remain anonymous) because it speaks of the day-to-day. Too often that gets lost in policy discussions. I found it both heartbreaking and inspiring: … Continue reading Community Voice: A Retired Teacher Speaks Out…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Community Voice.

Education: False Choice and Manufactured Crisis

Sadly, despite positives aspects of a proposed plan for Camden education, last night’s Camden Board of Education meeting was a textbook case of false choice, manufactured crisis, and long-term exploitation. The new Superintendent touted the participation component of his new plan (even while residents were locked outside because of the unfortunate decision not to move … Continue reading Education: False Choice and Manufactured Crisis…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Local Knowledge.

NAACP Reposted (for Camden’s Teachers)

I’ve been hearing that the District blocks the website Storify, so many teachers found themselves unable to read my post this morning, and instead are getting this error message: There’s nothing more serious here than a general policy against the use of social media (no censorship issues that I am aware of, unless you hold … Continue reading NAACP Reposted (for Camden’s Teachers)…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Local Knowledge.